Health Conditions

1. Low birth weight and immaturity of infant--trichomoniasis in pregnant women may cause premature rupture of membranes and preterm delivery.

2. Urinary tract infections can also occur in women with trichomoniasis infections.

3. High risk of HIV exposure -The genital inflammation caused by trichomoniasis can increase a woman's susceptibility to HIV infection if she is exposed to the virus. Having trichomoniasis may increase the chance that an HIV-infected woman passes HIV to her sex partner(s).

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